Geoffrey Owens Accepts Offer From Tyler Perry and Will Appear on 10 Episodes.

Geoffrey Owens is about to get a hell of a lot of screen time thanks to Tyler Perry -- he's accepted the mega producer's offer for an acting gig -- and it's a big one!

Owens, who starred on "The Cosby Show," was recently photographed working as a cashier at Trader Joe's.

Geoffrey was shamed by many for the cashier job and Tyler reached out via Twitter, saying, "I'm about to start shooting OWN's number one drama next week!"

The show -- on it's 6th season -- shoots in Atlanta, and Owens will fly there next week to begin filming.

As for his salary ... that's unclear, but working one job is always better than two.